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The IT Industry

Nuevo Leon, Mexico

11NUEVO LEON IN FIGURESPOPULATION 4.9 million inhabitantsLABOR FORCE 2.3 million inhabitantsGDP$99.0 billion USDManufacturing GDP$24.2 billion USDNon-oil exports$36.0 billion USDFDI$ 3.5 billion USDGDP per capita$20,046 USDGDP Growth2.5%

Page 2Two pilars of the Nuevo Leons economic development:Education & Human CapitalTriple-Helix (clusters) Nuevo Leon IT IndustryLatin American Leaders 400+ IT companies 14,000+ Jobs 1.9+ Billion USD annual salesUS$ 40,000Invoicing Average per job 11,000+ New positions created from 2004 to 2011Solid Industry with more than 30 years of experience in international markets. Basic FiguresPage 3Nearshore alternativeGeographic proximity and business culture affinity to the largest consumer marketConsiderable project cost reduction when compared with offshore indirect costs3Nuevo Leon IT industryLeading Latin American companies in this industry:

4Niche MarketsFinancial ServicesHealth ServicesManufacture IndustriesTelecommunicationsBusiness IntelligenceMobile ComputingCloud Computing

5HUMAN CAPITAL & ACADEMIAPage 6

Monterrey: Number 1 ICT CityBy Nearshore AmericasNearshore Americas http://www.nearshoreamericas.com/ published its own ranking of the Top Latin American Cities for technical training and most available IT workforce (May 10, 2010)**

** El dato es de 2010. Es el dato ms actualizado que tienen. HUMAN CAPITAL60+ bilingual schools and 100+ universities233 technical programs with 135,000+ students11,000+ technicians graduated per year146,000+ enrolled undergraduated students7,500+ engineers graduated per yearLargest number of enrolled students nationwide in postgraduate & PhDs15,500 enrolled students in postgrade programs1,000+ Masters and Doctors graduated per yearHighest % of the population with professional, master and PhD degreesLargest % of students over 18 years old with professional education Page 8HUMAN CAPITALAround 15,000 software developers (6% of all the country)60,000 in IT functions (Almost 10% of Mexico)The total number of IT Engineer graduates in Nuevo Len is segmented in the following way:

77% employability

Sources: Secretara del Trabajo de Nuevo Len and studies of the IT industry of the state.

Page 9Newly graduates1,96014%1-8 years experience9,52068%Over 8 years experience2,52018%WagesPage 10ExperienceMonthly (USD)Newly graduates$ 9003 months$ 1,4001 year$ 1,5003 years$ 2,300The following table shows the average wages earned by IT engineers in Monterrey.Nuevo Leon academia

First with IT career in the Latin America

More than 160,000 students in NLNuevo Leon, home of Mexico's most prestigious universities in Latin America.11FiguresPage 126,000+ engineers graduate each year1,700+ IT related 8,000+ new technicians, every year6,000+ graduates on IT12,020 postgraduate students

Developing talentGrowth opportunity for the industryThe course includes three programs: basics, specialization and soft skills, and can be customized according to needsIt is being implemented simultaneously in three universities of Nuevo LeonScholarships from public resources have been obtainedStudents are highly recognized by the industry due to their level of expertiseThis program has graduated 235 students and has the ability to convert 500+ graduates a year.80.37% employability of graduatesPage 13

Csoftmty offers a 20 week program for updating IT graduates and converting graduates from other careers into IT engineers.13Page 14

THENUEVO LEON ITC CLUSTER

14Nuevo Leon Software CouncilNuevo Leon Software Council is a social organization: Promotes:Associability efforts among Industry, Academia and Government for the economic and social development in Nuevo Leon. IT usage as a competitiveness enabler.Since August 2004. CSOFTMTY has been helping as a promoter and integrator for the ITC Industry in the State:With Logistic & Economic Support of the State Government.With 200+ associates: 4 universities, software companies & associations, the States Economic Development Agency (SEDEC) and Innovation and Technology Transfer Institute (I2T2).Page 1515Industrys Promoter and Integrator

State GovAssociations& Companies (400+)AcademiaStrategy16THANK YOU